Going into heads up play the chip stacks of Ryan Young and Dustin Dirksen were comparable in size.  Dirksen quickly got into a rhythm and was winning the majority of pots through aggressive play.   Young even gave Dirksen a number of walks.  A very interesting hand came up when Dirksen raised to $220,000 with the 10 7 and Young called with 8 7.  The flop brought the A 3 2, and both players checked.  The turn brought the J and once again they each checked.  The 9 on  the river prompted Young to stab at the pot with $175,000.  Dirksen looked incredulously at Young for a moment, and eventually just called.  His intuition was correct and he took down the pot with ten high.  Dirksen used his momentum to build up a chip lead of around $1,000,000 before the definitive hand of the match came down.  Both players saw the flop for no raise with Young holding the 10 3 and Dirksen J 10.   The 10 3 2 came down on the flop, Dirksen bet and Young raised.  Dirksen quickly went all-in with his top pair and Young called instantly with his tens and threes.  The turn brought the 9 and the river the 6.   Young doubled up to $6,500,000 while Dirksen was left with around $1,000,000.  Young had Dirksen 6-to-1, leaving Dirksen badly in need of a double up. He pushed a number of times, and picked up a few small pots before the flop until the last hand came down. With only minutes left in the level Young open-pushed with A 7 and Dirksen called with K J.  The board came down 10 7 6 4 Q, giving Young the pot, the bracelet and the $615,154.  Dirksen earned $381,531 for his second place finish.  

John Esposito comes in for  a $200,000 raise with A 10 and Ryan Young just smooth calls with A A. The flop comes K 10 6, and Young bets out first. Esposito raises all-in for $730,000 more and Young quickly calls behind him. The turn and river bring the K and the 9, no help to Esposito as he is eliminated in 4th place ($156,020).

Paul Cheung moves all-in with 5 5 and Nam Le wakes up with J J and makes the call. The board comes K 9 J 10 A, flopping a set of jacks for Le and eliminating Paul Cheung in 6th place ($79,743).

Chip leader, Ryan Young makes a pre-flop raise with 7 6 and Raj Jain just smooth calls with K K. The flop comes Q 7 6, giving Young two pair against an unsuspecting Raj Jain and his pair of kings. Young checks the flop to Jain who bets $150,000. Young check-raises him all-in and Jain quickly calls. The turn and river bring the 9 and the 6, no help to Jain as he is eliminated in 7th place, earning $62,408.

Michael Trimby moved all-in out of position with A 8 and Raj Jain called all-in behind him with A A. The board comes J Q 9 9 5, no help to trimby as Jain's aces hold up and he doubles up.

Michael Trimby  Doubles Up Through  Dustin Dirksen

The very next hand after doubling up Raj Jain, Michael Trimby gets his turn when he moves all-in with A 9. Dustin Dirksen makes the call with with J 9. The board comes K J 7 4 A, giving Dirksen the best hand on the flop but the ace on the river gives Trimby the win, allowing him to nearly tripple up with the blinds and antes.